The Haunting of Hotel LaBelle by Sharon Buchbinder

Author:Sharon Buchbinder [Buchbinder, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Fantasy, Suspense, Ghosts
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2016-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Tallulah clenched a tissue and waited while Emma made yet another call to the Sheriff’s Office to get an update on the fire at the hotel.

“Emma knows everyone in the county,” Bert said. “She went to school with the dispatcher, trained her horses.”

“Oh, hello, yes, this is Emma Horserider. Can you tell me anything about the Hotel LaBelle fire? Really? Yes, oh that’s great news. Uh-huh. Yeah. Oh my. Did you find Will Wellington? Is he okay? He did? Where is he now? Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.”

“Good news?” Tallulah asked between sniffles.

“Yes. My Indian telegraph still works. The fire is out, and the hotel is mostly intact.”

“What was the ‘oh my’ for?”

“Seems they can’t figure out how Will survived the fire. The room was locked tighter than a drum, and the window was closed. Smoke should have done him in. Plus, someone made an emergency call from Will’s phone five minutes before the trucks arrived.” She gave Tallulah a pointed stare. “Any idea how an unconscious man could have done that?”

“Lucius,” she said in a whisper. “Had to have been him.”

Bert nodded. “Spirits love to tinker with phones and lights.”

“He wasn’t playing—he was trying to save a man he despised.” She shook her head. “His beloved hotel was in flames and—” She stopped, an image of a man in a window popping into her mind. “Lucius. He was the man I saw and heard screaming.”

Emma pulled up a chair in front of Tallulah and handed her a mug of hot coffee. “This will help you shake off the trance state. That was another reason we didn’t want you driving in the rain. Not safe to operate heavy machinery after a vision quest.”

“Thanks.” She blew on the surface and sipped. “You had the will. You’re the rightful heirs, not that ass Will, Wilson, whatever his name is. Why didn’t you guys assert your rights and take possession of the hotel? It belongs to you.”

“We don’t have the deed that proves Lucius paid off the mortgage.”

“Ah.” Tallulah reached into her blouse, pulled out the yellowed paper, and handed it to Emma. “Now you do.”

Emma moved closer to Bert, and they both scanned the document.

Tallulah removed the throw, tossed back the rest of the coffee, and stood. “My work here is done.”

“Not so fast.” Bert put his hand up. “We need to talk about your vision.”

“I told you everything. At first I was in my own body, then I let Beautiful take over and…”

“Beautiful wasn’t in charge when you flew back over the hotel, was she?”

Tallulah shook her head. “No. I had an irresistible urge to go back, almost as if I was called back.”

He pressed on, “And you saw the fire in real time.”

“Yes. And heard the scream.”

Bert patted the recliner. “Have a seat, my friend. We have business to discuss.”

“That’s my cue to leave.” Emma put on a jacket. “This is top secret and I have horses to visit. Talk to you later, Tallulah.”

Tallulah waved goodbye to Emma and plopped back down in the chair.

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